Baby-jumper and gocart



N. F. AND WOLLAM. BABY JUMPER Ann GOCART. APPLICATION FILED APR. 10, 191

Patented Mar. 1, 1921.

2 SHEETS-SHEET l.

N. F. AND H. WOLLAM.

-BABY JUMPER AND GOCART.

APPLlCATiON FILED APR.10, 1919.

i w 1 w mm m E mm Fm dw d m Z m n P I4 fi I I a am 7 1 nw am P 1 5 Be itknown that we, NINA and HOWARD VVoLLAM, citizens of the United UNITEstars P rsT oF Fic NINA F. WOLLAM'ANIJ HOWARD 'WOLLAM, or PU LMAN,NEBRASKA, AssIGNoIts or" I ONE-HALF TO GRACE WOLLAM AND MORRIS WoLLAn I,BOTH or HAGIE, WYOMING.

' BA -warren AND crooner To all whom it may mam:

F. WOLLAM States, residing at Pullman, in the county of Cherryand Stateof Nebraska, have nments in Baby-Jumpers and Goc'arts, 0f

' which the following vis'a specification,

This invention relates to "a combination baby jumper and g0cart,theprimary object being to provide an improved structure chair, or crib.

adapted tobe used asaswing,"gocart,.high-.

p The invention contemplates the, provision of a removableseat .orchalradapted to be mounted upon acarriage .fi-ame so that the 7 device 'maybe readily used asa carriage, to be pushedfromiplacegto place, b utwhich may; be readily converted into a'fres iliently suspended swing .orjumper in; which the child may sit, without-danger offalhng Y:pl'QVlflCl with tonguesrto be received in 7 from thejchair.

' scription and vice constructed in vention.

A-further object of the inventionis the pro- For 7 a; full Fig.2 is Viewof the same Fig.3 is a-fragnientaryfront elevation.

Fig. 4 is a detail elevation, partly in sec- V 7 adaptedto be engaged bythe'hooks 16. pivtion,- howing a portion oithe structurecomthrough'the-rfood tray..1

prisingthe invention. r 1

' of,..j; steiearn- Referring to.:the jd Applieation fiieanfir10,.:1e1s. vs ria i m. 285,983, 1

i The back; 7 comprisesthe upright niembers illhaving, 7 description of."the invention and'theadvantages and merits thereofreference is to behad to the ffollowing de- V accompanying d 'awingai in- 'which: g, I VFigure l is a' side elevation .of the ,de- Z accordance with our inj,

awings wherein is f I illustrated theipreferred- 'form- 'of ur injvention in which likecharactersaof; reference indicate; like-or.corresponding'parts, '-throughout the several views, agportable frame 1is provided which includes the four specification of Letters Patent;1,1921 4 upright legs the lower ends of which are providedwith theWheels 3 whichwill per-' mit the same :to' be readily Wheeled from placeto place. A container 4 is attached? to p I V p I Y the upper ends ofthe legs2 and comprises a V vented certaln new and useful. Improveboxfor receiving the infants wearingappare'l and makes a convenient,compartment 'for any articles of clothing worn by" the wall of the ,con-

tainer is providedwith ahingedly mounted door othrough which access maybe gained toithe compartment.

TMounted upon theftopjof'the box .4 15 the seat 6 1 the center ofwhichis provided with a suitable open ng 7 whereby the seat may serve asa stool for the child 5 the compart ment 4 being adapted to? receive asuitable 5 Ivessel when the chair'is usedjfor this purcover panel 8 theside edges of which are 1 parallel grooves provided in'the side edgespose] The seat 6' has' axisuppleinentary of the recess, 9.,whichIrecei'vesthe panel 8 1 Itheieby.permitting jthe panelto be slidinwardly vor-outwardly to cover or uncover-I." the opening 7. I

of the; chair indicated at 1'0, So i l the, back pieces 12; connected.thereto the lower ends of the upright members 171 ,Joe-

3 i gedly connected as at :13 to. th e t I Thispe'rmits the ba ck to be.swung down- .wardly to serve as'a'v backrest forflthe child when it ,issleeping. The back is held: in an which are provided with-loops wasshown in Fig. 5 ofthe drawing, these loops being hooks, therefore, maybe disen gagedf-from t s as 55 that-the b km y be s n "7011 its; hingestoz'thev desired: position.; Theside arms also include theeiront.upright nembers 17 whichlhave -the arm' portion rigidly connected t eto-. 1.,Tehe' nr shtel1 .and-the uprights 17-have their upperendsotally' mounted on Zthe uprights: 1 1. The

provided with eyeloops;lE eacl 1 ofwhich f. isgadapted toireceive asnaphook-l9 'conm ted t a. su p on. s r p 20-- 1 1 The four suspensionstraps are adapted to suspend the seat when the portable frame has beenremoved from beneath the chair 7 and the side braces 21 arranged inparallel- This foodtray is-supporte d by the support.

having laterally extending portions 25 which "rest upon the side arms 1.The central portion of the plate is provided with a depression 26 shownto advantagein Fig. 6 and inthis depression .is fitteda suitable foodcontainer such as a porcelain plate 27 serving as a vesselrto receivethe childs food.

" ing bar 28 which "has its upper end proj vi'ded with a right"angularly extending tongue 29 adapted to be 'extendedthrough a-sleeve30 fixed to the bottom of-the' food tray. The opposite endof thesupporting bar 28 is provided with'a similar right 211-,

gular extension-fifths end of which is received in a slot32. The'slot'32 is pro- "vided in a board33 whichis hingedly connected to thefront edge of the seat, and is adapted to serve asfan extension-for theseat to form ,the'bottom for the crib'orjcouch 'when the device isused'jin this capacity as will be indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 1.The lower edge of the board 33 has a foot rest 34 and this is providedwith eyelets 35 to which may,befattachedsuitablefasten- 'i'ng' straps 36adapted 'tobe connected to 'the eyelets 37 on. the innerside of'thezuprights 17 so that-the extension-board'33 may be held in position.

A -canopy' 38 is provided for'use when the -device"is used as a gocartand this canopy comprises the fframe bars 39 which have their meetingends adapted to" be connected "to pintlejs 40 carried bythesidearms-ofthe seat so that the "canopy-may be swung backwarjdlyinathemanner similar todevices of this character when the apparatus is in useas a gocart."

A" suitable handle bar ll-is also attached and extends from the rear ofv the structure'toserve'as a convenient handgripfor pushing the gocartwhen in use.

It will -be--noted thatthe above structure provides an almostuniversal-combination of structures especially arranged for theconvenien'ce and comfort'of the child during all hours'of the day andnight.

The. foregoing descriptionand" accompanyingdrawings have reference towhat might be consideredtobe the preferred or approved form of ourinvention. We desire it tobe 'understood that we may make sucharrangement of parts, materials dimensions, et cetera, as may proveexpedient and fall within the scope ofthe appended claims. 7

Having thus fully described our invention what we claim as new anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is V r v r 1. A convertible chair, aseat, a back, pivotall'ymounted to said seat, means for limiting themovement of said back when it is; moved downward into a substantial Jcoplanar relation with said seat, a foot rest depending from'the foot ofsaid seat, hinged to said front, means for limiting the upward movementof said footrestto aposition substantially coplanar to the bottom ofsaid seat and back -an-dfor retaining said footrest in saidcoplananposition, a vertically upstanding member on each side of thefront "of said seat and carrying backwardly extending sides to said"seat, 'a' vertically upstanding'memberupon-"each side of saidba'ekfsaid vertically upstandingmembers providedfwith' means forattaching. them in suspended relation "thereabove, whereby said chairmay be con'verted into a swing, a bed, or a chairr W ing ahorizontal-upper face, with upstanding lugs at the front thereof, a trayadapted to "fit betweenisaid lugs," and provided with laterallyextending lugs adapted to slide upon ;said: sides and" engage saidupstanding. lugs 2; In a chair, pair .of sidemembershavin. forwardmotion," a bracket; provided iwith rearwardly extending projectionunderneath said trayand a channelin saidtray to .slidably receivesaid-'proj ection, whereby the tray may-bemovedrearwardly until it'engages theoccupant, "and will 'liav e a limited forwardmovement; v

A- convertible chair structure icomprising polygonal "vertical cornerposts, longi 1 .tudinal braces therefor forming the sides- -fot' aboxatthetopithere'of,a combined shelf and brace extendin between saidlongitudinalbracesg-a back'tosaid box functioning also as-a bracebetweensaid longitudinal braces, afhinged door .at the front ofrsaid boxja seatmounted on-the-top of saidistandards providedwith a sliding cover forsaid box, and a perforation in said seat- "covered by said-*slidhigcover, a-dependi'ng board hingedly mounted at the front of said seat andconcealing'sai'd door 3 when in a down- --ward-pos1-t1on-,-a"dependingmember proi vided at its distal endwith: af foot 'rest;

' 4.=A' convertible chair structure com'pris ing polygonal verticalcorner posts, longitudinal braces therefor forming the sides of a box atthe top thereof, a'combined shelf "and brace extending between saidlongitudinalbraces, a 'bac'kito' said box functioning also as a bracebetween said longitudinal -braces,-a *hinged' door at the front-of said3 box, aseat mounted on-the top of said standchanges intheconstruetion,combination and 4 ardsprovide'dwitha sliding cover forsaid foot rest provided with an eye, vertically up standing posts uponsaid seat at the front thereof on each side, a longitudinally extendingarm rest mounted to said upstanding posts extending rearwardly over theback of 7 said seat and provided with a catch, a pair of back supportspivotally mounted to the back of said seat, a mount fora canopy frameaffixed to the side of said arm rest,

said pivotally mounted ,back support provided with means for engagementwith said catch when in a vertical position, and means mounted upon theupwardly extending posts for engagement-with the eye in said foot restwhen the same is in elevated position.

In testimony-whereof we afliX our signatures in presence of twowitnesses.

' NINA-F. WOLLAM.

HOWARD WOLLAM.

